The Iowa Tourism Office and the Travel Federation of Iowa presented 27 awards recognizing excellence in the tourism industry in 2015 at the Iowa Tourism Conference.
“Iowa is fortunate to have passionate people working hard every day to advance the tourism industry and grow the state’s economy,” said Shawna Lode, manager of the Iowa Tourism Office. “The Iowa Tourism Awards are a way to showcase those efforts and celebrate the successes of the past year.”
“The Iowa Tourism Awards are the highest honor given in our state’s tourism industry,” said Carla Eysink, president of the Travel Federation of Iowa. “The winners are truly the best of the best.”
Patton accepts the award for Outstanding Marketing Collaboration at the Iowa Tourism Awards in Fairfield, Iowa on October 22, 2015.
Awards to both metro and rural areas were made in 13 award categories. The Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce took top honors in the Outstanding Marketing Collaboration category for our partnership with Air Choice One and KIMT-News 3 on our trip to Chicago in May, 2015.
In addition, the Clear Lake Chamber’s new visitor publication “Destination Clear Lake” was nominated for a People’s Choice Award by being the second-highest scoring nomination in the Promotional Materials category.
“We are so proud to receive this honor from our peers. We strive to promote Clear Lake in innovative & interesting new ways,” said Libbey Patton, Director of Tourism.
The annual Iowa Tourism Conference brings together nearly 300 industry representatives from across the state to network, attend educational sessions and discuss emerging industry trends.